Study Finds Link Between Asbestos Exposure and Autoimmune Conditions
Asbestos is widely known as an occupational hazard, but emerging evidence suggests that prolonged exposure to environmental asbestos could lead to severe autoimmune conditions, according to a study by Montana State University researchers.
Microbiology and immunology research associate Dr. Jean Pfau and a team of researchers discovered the connection to a specific type of asbestos found near the once badly contaminated town of Libby, Montana, and a novel autoimmune disease. The autoimmune condition is associated with collagen thickening of the serum-producing membranes surrounding the lungs.
Pfau, chairperson for the ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 31, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Asbestos Exposure Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments Source Type: news
Here are the 10 Part D drugs that Medicare is targeting for price negotiations to cut costs
A blood thinner, diabetes treatments and drugs used to treat autoimmune disease and heart failure are on the list of 10 drugs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has targeted for price negotiations to cut Medicare costs. In a statement, the government said the list of 10 drugs…#medicare #demcratjoebidens #imbruvica #fiaspflextouch #fiasppenfill #novolog #novologflexpen #novologpenfill #cms (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here Are the First 10 Drugs Biden Will Target for Price Negotiations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The popular diabetes treatment Jardiance and the blood thinner Eliquis are among the first drugs that will be targeted for price negotiations in effort to cut Medicare costs.
President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday released a list of 10 drugs for which the federal government will take a first-ever step: negotiating drug prices directly with the manufacturer.
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The move is expected to cut costs for some patients but faces litigation from the drugmakers and heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers. It’s also a centerpiece of t...
Source: TIME: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TOM MURPHY, AMANDA SEITZ and CHRIS MEGERIAN / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers to Reverse Prior Auth Denials
(MedPage Today) -- Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for the infusions she needs to ease her chronic pain and fatigue.
Nix has struggled with a combination of autoimmune diseases since 2011. Brain and spinal... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 27, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
CAR-T Therapy for NHL Treats Concurrent Rheumatic Disease CAR-T Therapy for NHL Treats Concurrent Rheumatic Disease
CAR –T cell therapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma appeared as safe and effective in patients with rheumatic autoimmune disease as in those without and also improved control of the underlying autoimmunity.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - August 24, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Trauma expert says 'nice people' more likely to get autoimmune diseases - women even more
Always being kind can make us ill and women are more likely to suffer than men, an expert claimed. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Colorado will consider capping the price of these 5 widely prescribed drugs
Colorado’s new Prescription Drug Affordability Board has identified five costly medications used to treat autoimmune diseases, HIV and cystic fibrosis that could receive state-mandated price ceilings — but it’s not clear how that will affect patients. The board was created by a 2021 law that…#colorado #genvoya #enbrel #cosentyx #crohn #trikafta #lilacummings #cummings #coloradoinsurance #michaelconway (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Progressive alliance advances science through patient-powered research
Harnessing the power of patients ’ lived experiences and their biospecimen data, a unique relationship between a nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project, a team of Mayo Clinic neurologists, and the Autoimmune Neurology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic has created a synergetic bridge that’s advancing the science behind a devastating neurological illness. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, is a rare, central nervous system demyelinating disorder that can render an individual blind, paralyzed, or comatose.… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 5, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Thymectomy in Adults Linked to All-Cause Mortality, Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- Thymectomy in adults is associated with an increased risk for death from any cause and cancer and may be tied to an increased risk for autoimmune disease, according to a study published in the Aug. 3 issue of the New England... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Kyverna Therapeutics Extends Series B Financing Round to $145 Million and Brings in New Investors
Bain Capital Life Sciences and GordonMD® Global Investments LP join existing investors
Proceeds to support clinical development of novel fully human anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapies for autoimmune diseases
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2023 -- (Healt... Biopharmaceuticals, Venture Capital Kyverna Therapeutics (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - August 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Doctors have long considered the thymus expendable. But could removing it be fatal?
The thymus, a butterfly-shaped organ that sits between our collarbones, has never seemed like a particularly useful appendage—at least in adults. During early childhood, it provides a place for T cells (the T stands for thymus) to mature into immune cells that attack invaders. But during adolescence the organ begins to shrink and mostly stops producing these cells. By adulthood, it’s assumed to be so useless that cardiac surgeons will occasionally remove it just to get easier access to the heart.
But researchers have recently started to question that assumption, and a study published today in
The New England...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 2, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Prevalence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Up for Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- The prevalence of all self-reported neuropsychiatric symptoms is significantly higher in those with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) versus controls, according to a study published online July 27 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pitching in: Teamwork for transplant funding
The cause: The Centre for Living Organ Donation in Toronto Brandon Gerson spent more than a decade living with a rare liver condition knowing that some day he would likely need a transplant. Mr. Gerson, 41, had been diagnosed in 2007 with an autoimmune disease that affects bile ducts that run…#brandongerson #susananderson #westernuniversity #yorkvillerun #torontogeneral (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rotavirus Hospitalization in Kids Linked to Autoimmune Disease Later On
(MedPage Today) -- Rotavirus-associated hospitalization was significantly associated with subsequent autoimmune disease during childhood, according to a large population-based cohort study from South Korea.
Over a mean follow-up of 12 years, children... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - July 26, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Over Half of People With Autoimmune Conditions Suffer Depression, Anxiety
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 -- More than half of all patients with autoimmune diseases also suffer from depression and anxiety -- but most are never asked about their mental health, a new study finds.
Surveying more than 1,800 patients, British... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
